Patents by Inventor Jian-ping (Jim) Zheng

Jian-ping (Jim) Zheng has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9697950
    Abstract: An electrical component is disclosed, the electrical component comprising: a magnetic body having a top surface, a bottom surface, wherein at least one first conductive through hole is formed from the top surface to bottom surface of the magnetic body; and a coil disposed in the magnetic body, wherein a first end of the coil is electrically connected to one of the at least one first conductive through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: CYNTEC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jian-Hong Zeng, Wei Yang, Shou-Yu Hong, Jian-Ping Ying
  • Publication number: 20170186518
    Abstract: The disclosure describes techniques for forming nanoparticles including Fe16N2 phase. In some examples, the nanoparticles may be formed by first forming nanoparticles including iron, nitrogen, and at least one of carbon or boron. The carbon or boron may be incorporated into the nanoparticles such that the iron, nitrogen, and at least one of carbon or boron are mixed. Alternatively, the at least one of carbon or boron may be coated on a surface of a nanoparticle including iron and nitrogen. The nano particle including iron, nitrogen, and at least one of carbon or boron then may be annealed to form at least one phase domain including at least one of Fe16N2, Fe16(NB)2, Fe16(NC)2, or Fe16(NCB)2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Yanfeng Jiang, Craig A. Bridges, Michael Brady, Orlando Rios, Roberta A. Meisner, Lawrence F. Allard, Edgar Lara-Curzio, Shihai He
  • Patent number: 9685883
    Abstract: A three-level rectifier includes at least one phase bridge arm that includes an upper-half and a lower-half bridge arm circuit modules. The upper-half bridge arm circuit module includes a first diode unit and a second diode unit that are in series connection, and a first power semiconductor switch unit. The lower-half bridge arm circuit module includes a third diode unit and a fourth diode unit that are in series connection, and a second power semiconductor switch unit. These first and second power semiconductor switch units are connected to the neutral point of the capacitor unit; the second diode unit and the third diode unit are connected to the alternating-current terminal; the first diode unit and the fourth diode unit are respectively connected to the positive terminal and negative terminal of the direct-current bus. The two circuit modules are disposed side by side and facing each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jian-Gang Huang, Bing Zhang, Yang-Yang Tao, Sen-Lin Wen, Li-Feng Qiao, Hong-Jian Gan, Jian-Ping Ying
  • Patent number: 9669999
    Abstract: A transmission and positioning mechanism includes a guiding assembly, a driving assembly and a positioning assembly. The guiding assembly includes two sliding rails, a transmission belt, a plurality of sliding members. The sliding members are slidably disposed on the sliding rails. The positioning assembly includes a transmission rod, a positioning rod connected to the transmission rod, a positioning block sleeved on the positioning rod, a driving rod sleeved on the transmission rod. The driving rod defines a spiral slots and at least one limiting slot. The driving assembly is connected to the positioning assembly and rotates the transmission rod, the positioning rod and the driving rod, the spiral slot engages one of the plurality of the sliding members to move other sliding members to the at least one limiting slot and the positioning blocks, and the at least one limiting slot and the positioning blocks latch the sliding members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignees: SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., FIH (HONG KONG) LIMITED
    Inventors: Jie Gao, Li-Chi Zhu, Bing Yu, Jian-Ping Jin
  • Patent number: 9667178
    Abstract: A variable frequency speed control system having a low voltage ride through function that includes a variable frequency drive having a rectifier, a DC bus and an inverter is provided. The variable frequency speed control system includes a voltage drop detecting module, a frequency control module, an operation mode selecting module and an inverter control module. The voltage drop detecting module generates a voltage drop coefficient according to a grid voltage and a rated grid voltage and generates an operation mode switching signal. The operation mode selecting module receives a target frequency signal and a frequency decreasing amount and generates an output frequency signal according to the operation mode switching signal. The inverter control module generates a three phase modulating signal according to the output frequency signal, which is used to control the operation of the inverter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bin Liu, Zheng Wang, Yi Zhang, Hong-Jian Gan, Jian-Ping Ying
  • Patent number: 9660582
    Abstract: A device including a spin channel to transport a spin current, a nano-oscillator, and a magnetoresistive device that receives the spin current from the nano-oscillator. The nano-oscillator includes a magnetization state that oscillates between a first state and a second state in response to an input voltage or current. The oscillation of the nano-oscillator may induce the spin current within the spin channel. The magnetoresistive device includes a magnetization state that is set based at least in part on the received spin current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Mahdi Jamali
  • Patent number: 9643793
    Abstract: A rotating mechanism includes a base, a number of rotating assemblies, and a transmitting assembly. The rotating assemblies are secured on the base. Each rotating assembly includes a rotating table and a limiting assembly assembled to the rotating table. The rotating table of each rotating assembly is substantially collinear and inclined a certain degree relative to a previous rotating table. The limiting assembly defines a channel. The transmitting assembly is received in the channels. When the transmitting assembly moves along the channels, the transmitting assembly is rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignees: SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., FIH (HONG KONG) LIMITED
    Inventors: Fei Yu, Shi-Long Guo, Jian-Ping Jin, Dao-Ping Zhang
  • Publication number: 20170121575
    Abstract: An adhesive composition having two distinct reaction mechanisms, a first being the reaction between a tri-functional isocyanate and an active hydrogen compound and a second begin the free radical initiation of an acrylic monomer. This adhesive develops tack strength through the first reaction allowing two substrates to remain in position relative to one another while the free radical cure of the acrylic monomer takes place to fully bond the substrates together, for example when adhering a rubber liner to the inside of a metallic tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Jian-Ping HUANG, Lauren LOWNES
  • Patent number: 9635075
    Abstract: A user assigns a major and minor channel number combination to a media service which does not have such a pre-existing combination, where such a media service is accessed by using such a channel combination without having to resort to the typical means of accessing the media service, such as using a web site URL or radio frequency. Optionally, the invention will automatically update the minor numbers associated with a media service when older versions of the media service become unavailable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing DTV
    Inventors: Xiao Jun Ma, Jun Li, Lin Du, Jian Ping Song
  • Patent number: 9634573
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a power converter including a cabinet, a first converter circuit module, a second converter circuit module, and a DC capacitor module. The first converter circuit module includes at least one first bridge arm. The second converter circuit module includes at least one second bridge arm. The first converter circuit module, the second converter circuit module, and the DC capacitor module are disposed in the cabinet. The second bridge arm and the first bridge arm are arranged side by side in parallel. The DC capacitor module is electrically connected between the first bridge arm and the second bridge arm, so that the first bridge arm and the second bridge arm share the DC capacitor module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sen-Lin Wen, Jian-Ping Ying, Hong-Jian Gan, Li-Feng Qiao
  • Patent number: 9620292
    Abstract: A direct-current capacitor module is disclosed in this disclosure. The direct-current capacitor module includes a plurality of direct-current capacitors and a laminated busbar structure. The direct-current capacitors are grouped into a first portion and a second portion. The laminated busbar structure is electrically connected to capacitor binding posts of the direct-current capacitors. The laminated busbar structure has a positive terminal and a negative terminal. The laminated busbar structure includes a first busbar layer, a second busbar layer and an insulation layer. The first busbar layer includes a first sub-busbar layer, which is electrically connected between at least two direct-current capacitors of the first portion. The second busbar layer includes a second sub-busbar layer, which is electrically connected between at least two direct-current capacitors of the second portion. The insulation layer is disposed between the first busbar layer and the second busbar layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sen-Lin Wen, Jian-Ping Ying, Hong-Jian Gan, She Zhao
  • Patent number: 9605322
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, compositions and kits for detecting the presence or absence of an integrated insertion polynucleotide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Cepheid
    Inventors: Jian Ping Zhang, Ernest Jay Friedlander, Robert Ruhfel, David Douglas Swenson, Alan Thomas Wortman
  • Publication number: 20170082697
    Abstract: An article may include a substantially perpendicularly magnetized free layer having a first magnetic orientation in the absence of an applied magnetic field. The article may also include a spin Hall channel layer configured to conduct a spin current configured to subject the perpendicularly magnetized free layer to a magnetic switching torque and a substantially in-plane magnetized bias layer configured to bias the substantially perpendicularly magnetized free layer to a second magnetic orientation. The second magnetic orientation is different than the first magnetic orientation and is out of a plane of the substantially perpendicularly magnetized free layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Angeline Klemm Smith, Mahdi Jamali, Zhengyang Zhao
  • Patent number: 9597290
    Abstract: Particle functionalization systems including one or more of: a target of a material; an energetic ion and/or electron source providing accelerated ions and electrons to the target; a potential that is applied to at least the target and that causes ions and/or electrons from the ionized gas to impact a surface of the target and release atoms of the material; at least one magnet providing a magnetic field that controls movement of the ions and electrons and nucleation, formation and growth of particles from the released atoms; and a particle collection device that collects particles, the collection device comprising a substrate and a polymeric functionalization coating disposed on the substrate, wherein particles impinge upon and form bonds with molecules of the functionalization coating. Methods of preparing functionalized particles, functionalized particle compositions, and kits including functionalized particles are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Claire Hovland, Timothy Bloomquist, Jing Ying
  • Patent number: 9602019
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a voltage-adjusting device applied in a power conversion system including a Vienna rectifier, a direct current (DC) bus, and an inverter. The voltage-adjusting device includes a grid voltage sampling module for sampling a grid voltage, a given bus voltage calculation module, a voltage-adjusting module, a current control module and a pulse width modulation module. The given bus voltage calculation module calculates a given value of the DC bus voltage based on the grid voltage. The current control module receives a three phase AC current from the grid, the active current given signal and the reactive current given signal to output a three phase control voltage. The pulse width modulation module outputs a pulse control signal to the Vienna rectifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zheng Wang, Yi Zhang, Hong-Jian Gan, Jian-Ping Ying
  • Publication number: 20170062140
    Abstract: An electrochemical energy storage device includes an anode having a first mixture which includes a first plurality of electrically conductive carbon-comprising particles having a first average porosity, and lithium metal materials. The weight ratio of the first plurality of carbon-comprising and lithium metal materials is from 30:1 to 3:1. A cathode includes a second mixture having a second plurality of electrically conductive carbon-comprising particles having a second average porosity greater than the first average porosity, and lithium-intercalating metal oxide particles. The weight ratio of the second plurality of carbon-comprising and lithium-intercalating metal oxide particles is from 1:20 to 5:1. The weight ratio between the lithium metal materials loaded in the anode and the second plurality of carbon-comprising particles in the cathode is from 0.1-10%. An electrolyte physically and ionically contacts the anode and the cathode, and fills the pore volume in the anode, cathode and a porous separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Jian-ping ZHENG, Junsheng ZHENG
  • Publication number: 20170054073
    Abstract: In some examples, a method including depositing a functional layer over a substrate; depositing a granular layer over the functional layer, the granular layer including a first material defining a plurality of grains separated by a second material defining grain boundaries of the plurality of grains; removing the second material from the granular layer such that the plurality of grains of the granular layer define a hard mask layer on the functional layer; and removing, via reactive ion etching with a carrier gas, portions of the functional layer not masked by the hard mask layer, wherein the carrier gas comprises a gas with an atomic number less than an atomic number of argon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Patrick Quarterman, Jianxin Zhu
  • Publication number: 20170021599
    Abstract: A multilayer ethylene-based shrink films comprising a core layer comprising a polyethylene resin,and two skin layers, wherein the core layer is positioned between the two skin layers,wherein the polyethylene resin comprises greater than 50 mol. % of the units derived from ethylene and less than 30 mol. % of the units derived from one or more alpha-olefin comonomers, has greater than 50% of the copolymer fraction eluting between 75.0° C. and 95.0° C. as determined by Crystallization Elution Fractionation (CEF), and has a density ranging from 0.915 to 0.940 g/cc, and wherein the film is biaxially-oriented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Jian-ping Pan, Yijian Lin, Xiao Bing Yun, Mehmet Demirors
  • Patent number: 9551687
    Abstract: A device includes a sensor surface and a pair of electrodes. The sensor surface includes a first conductive layer separated from a second conductive layer by an intermediary layer, a magnetization direction of the first conductive layer and a magnetization direction of the second conductive layer having a ground state orientation of approximately 0 degrees. An electrical resistance between the pair of electrodes is determined by a magnetic field proximate the sensor surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Chengguo Xing, Yuanpeng Li, Balasubramanian Srinivasan
  • Patent number: D780166
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: WIN2000
    Inventor: Jian Ping Lin